Lawyers for sniper ask governor to spare his life

( Bones ) Just a few questions or thoughts,,, not personal attacks!

“””I am against capital punishment as a practice.”””

JB, May I ask why?

“””citizenry who by and large favor the dark ages.”””  “””international embarrassment.”””

JB, That could be taken as a personal attacks, may I ask why you attack citizenry?

JB, I realize these are not the dark ages, so ( Bones ) what ages do you identify today as?

“””I just so wish Ziggy thought I deserved to live.  How would you like me and others like me to die Ziggy?”””

JB, That could be taken as a personal attack or a wise guy kind of statement!

JB, What do you think in this particular court case ( Bones ), how should it be finalized?

JB, ( Bones ) Do you have an illness that was exacerbated by gulf war syndrome as he “SO CALLED” suffered from because of his service as a sergeant during the first gulf war,,,Or NOT???

JB, EXECUTE him ( Bones ),,,, or please send him back to the Persian Gulf—-or—- “AFGHANISTAN” for the JOB he volunteered for that he is evidently VERY, VERY, VERY, VERY, VERY, VERY, VERY, VERY, VERY, VERY, = 10 good at and the other 3 were just lucky,,, I guess misses for the victims? The last I noticed,,, the USA does not DRAFT folks,,, especially named Muhammad!!!

JB, I guess maybe “as a non personal attack” you want the average American to turn over their personal guns as well to the GOVERNMENT because you’re ####### embarrassed of your country?

It’s interesting how people in another post want to EXECUTE people for a DUI!!!

Hummmmm……… guess I have my priorities mixed up???

Bones… I sense you’re talking about so-called “copy-cat” murders. I don’t want to murder someone because John Allen Muhammad did it, and based on how little it actually happens, I expect less than 1/100,000th of 1 percent of the citizens have these “inner-psychopath” thoughts.

And capital punishment costs so much because we spend 20 years giving the murderer every appeal plus a couple we haven’t invented yet. When we convict someone of intentional murder and sentence them to death, they should have three years of appeals, not 20. Will you, on the rare occasion, execute someone who didn’t commit the crime? Maybe, but we’re not talking about little angels here. 99.9% of these people have serious life-long criminal records and have committed crimes worthy of death before for which they haven’t been caught. There aren’t many people who wind up on death row as a banker with a reputable history. I’m not crying if they claim innocence, except for the hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars we’ve spent unnecessarily to give them three hots and a cot for 20 years.

Who said I have sympathy for Muhammed?  That is another logical fallacy, that if you oppose capital punishment, then you are soft on crime.  Muhammed is a psychopath. He is dangerous and cold-blooded, and he needs to be put away where he won’t harm anyone again.

This might surprise some of you, but I am of the opinion that Governor Kaine should not grant him Clemency. The argument by his attorneys to me does not meet the threshhold of overturning the sentence. So Kaine should uphold the law as he promised and honor the sentence as it was legally disposed.

I am against capital punishment as a practice. But it is not necessarily unconstitutional. And VA citizens want the death penalty. So it is. And so the Governor, who is also opposed to the death penalty, must override his individual opinion in favor of the demands of a citizenry who by and large favor the dark ages. Again, you have chosen, chosen a public safety policy that is an international embarrassment.

That doesn’t mean I don’t care about the horror of the murder of innocents?!?  I spend every GA session advocating for stiffer accountability for offenders, and for improved resources for victims.

I just so wish Ziggy thought I deserved to live.  How would you like me and others like me to die Ziggy?

Share with us your sage public safety wisdom and advise us as to how you would like to exterminate those who do not share your point of view.

People, do you see what I mean?  High profile cases like the sniper’s can bring out the inner-psychopath in others. Violence sparks violence, even State violence.

And research studies tell us that the costs of capital punishment is comparable to the costs of a life sentence. When you add up the rights to appeal, the attorneys fees, the careful treatment on death row, the cost of the actual execution, we’re not spending much more money by locking murderers away safe and sound.

How is it that so many of our allies across the globe execute no one, and have homicide rates that are a fraction of ours?  If execution was such an effective deterrent, why do we not see the results?

To “Bones”

Thank you for at least recognizing that I do not express fantasies of violence.  I am far from that.

Perhaps I should express more frustration towards how the story has been reported.  It seemed that the attorneys were seeking glory and fame through defending someone who has carried out horrific acts.  I realize that attorneys have a duty to adhere to, but I would personally not want to be in their shoes.

It is interesting that you continue to label me as “GOP-er”.  My screen name is GOPer and I do not subscribe to either party, so please refrain from attaching me to a certain party and then accusing me of certain thoughts and/or convictions due to stereotypes of people who are in a certain party. 

As far as my position(s) on the Constitutional rights of the accused John Muhammed, I base my thoughts on the Constitution itself.  My thoughts are that Muhammed:

1) Had a right to a trial by jury.

2) Had a right to a speedy trial.

3) Had a right to a public trial.

4) Had a right to be informed of the criminal charges brought against him.

5) Had a right to be confronted by adverse witnesses.

6) Has a right to be assisted by counsel.

7) Has a right against cruel and unusual punishment. In the case for Muhammed, I would argue him sitting on death row for 5+ years (therefore becoming mentally dysfunctional) equates to cruelty.  People on death row for a long period of time experience mental decline.  So “Bones”, if these attorneys really cared about Muhammed’s well-being and life, where were they during those years?

I think what would be really nice and very appropiate…. Execute him in the Electric Chair and put it LIVE on TV in Prime Time viewing with a rating of “G”.  Maybe the kids will see this and decide that crime will be dealt with in a very harsh manner.